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>> barbara, aaron alexis we're told was honorably discharged from the navy reserve but had a pattern of misconduct. you've learned there were eight instances of misconduct? >> that's right. bear with me. this is a little bit of military bureaucracy for everybody. hang in there. he had eight instances, we are told, of misconduct while he served as a navy reservist. things like insubordination, being absent from his job without authorization, things the military takes seriously but it didn't rise to the level of the most serious disciplinary action. they didn't take him to court-martial. at the same time, in the civilian sector, he's getting into trouble for gun offenses but he's not convicted of any of those offenses. so the military decides, we're told, they want him to get out of the military, that he's not suitable for service. but because he's not convicted of anything, they can't discharge him under the most onerous of penalizing circumstances. they can't give him a dishonorable discharge. nothing he did that he was ever charged with rose to that level. so they eventually wound u
>> barbara, aaron alexis we're told was honorably discharged from the navy reserve but had a pattern of misconduct. you've learned there were eight instances of misconduct? >> that's right. bear with me. this is a little bit of military bureaucracy for everybody. hang in there. he had eight instances, we are told, of misconduct while he served as a navy reservist. things like insubordination, being absent from his job without authorization, things the military takes seriously but it...
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. >> aaron alexis. the gun trail and the voices he said he heard in his head. >> it almost seems this was the type of thing that was bound to happen. >> our pamela brown and the stunning new developments. >>> and siri mans up. >> let me think. okay. here you go. >> and gets an overhaul. you're live in the "cnn you're live in the "cnn newsroom". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. we do begin with breaking news this morning from the housing market. higher mortgage rates appear to be taking their toll. new data out just minutes ago show builders began work last month on far fewer homes than projected. while the pace of new home construction increased over july, it wasn't nearly as much as experts had expected. a number of new home permits also dropped nearly 4%. christine romans is in new york to tell us what this means. good morning. >> good morning, carol. each piece of housing data so critical because this has been a bright spot in the economy. let me show you qu
. >> aaron alexis. the gun trail and the voices he said he heard in his head. >> it almost seems this was the type of thing that was bound to happen. >> our pamela brown and the stunning new developments. >>> and siri mans up. >> let me think. okay. here you go. >> and gets an overhaul. you're live in the "cnn you're live in the "cnn newsroom". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. we do begin...
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and he was stunned to find out that the shooter was aaron alexis. aaron alexis is somebody he went to boot camp with in the naval reserves in 2007. and was a very strange turn of events, strange moment for him, and we'll be talking to him at the top of the hour. >> we'll see you then, mr. tapper live in washington. thank you very much. >>> meantime, much more on the navy yard shooting tonight, plus other stories making headlines in primetime. >>> well, we were so focus said on the navy yard shooting, inunited nations released its report on chemical weapons attacks in syria. the report doesn't say who fired them, but experts looking closely alt the u.n. findings say the fine print is unmistakable. the assad regime is guilty. august 21st, scenes that shocked the world and prompted president barack obama to threaten military force in the middle east. against syria. terrified children among the hundreds of victims of an apparent chemical weapons attack. the u.n. report released monday concludes, yes, chemical weapons were used. >> the findings are beyon
and he was stunned to find out that the shooter was aaron alexis. aaron alexis is somebody he went to boot camp with in the naval reserves in 2007. and was a very strange turn of events, strange moment for him, and we'll be talking to him at the top of the hour. >> we'll see you then, mr. tapper live in washington. thank you very much. >>> meantime, much more on the navy yard shooting tonight, plus other stories making headlines in primetime. >>> well, we were so focus...
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as briefed last night, we believe at this time that the deceased shooter, aaron alexis, acted alone. as such, with no other suspects at large, the investigation has moved into a phase of evidence recovery and information gathering. we have confirmed 13 fatalities to include the shooter, all of whom have been positively identified. our evidence response teams remain at the navy yard and continue to process the scenes. as i mentioned last night, this is a methodical and time-intensive process that includes bullet trajectory and crime scene mapping and with the assistance of our evidence response personnel from our baltimore and richmond field offices, we will remain there for as long as necessary to carefully process each shooting site. in regards to the weapons used by mr. alexis, there has been a lot of information circulating in the media over the past day. once again, we caution against obtaining information from unofficial sources, and we ask that all inquiries be directed to the fbi. at this time, we believe that mr. alexis entered building 197 at the navy yard with a shotgun. we
as briefed last night, we believe at this time that the deceased shooter, aaron alexis, acted alone. as such, with no other suspects at large, the investigation has moved into a phase of evidence recovery and information gathering. we have confirmed 13 fatalities to include the shooter, all of whom have been positively identified. our evidence response teams remain at the navy yard and continue to process the scenes. as i mentioned last night, this is a methodical and time-intensive process...
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friends of 34-year-old aaron alexis, some say they didn't see it coming. others describe him as being frustrated with his employer and some people say he had a temper. the former navy reservist also had a history of gun violence, including several run-ins with the law. and now authorities want to talk to friends and family who knew him best, to find out what they can. one person who did know him is kevin mcdaniel, a store owner and friend of aaron alexis. he joins us now from ft. worth. kevin, you spoke to alexis right before he moved to washington. how well did you know him? generally speaking, what kind of guy was he? >> well, i've known him for the last two or three years, because of being right next -- my store being right next to where he worked with his friend at the thai restaurant. you know, i would chastise him for smoking. he would say he was going to quit. i would catch him smoking and we would laugh about it. he would say i'm going to quit tomorrow and i would say tomorrow's never going to come if you keep putting it off. and, you know, just ev
friends of 34-year-old aaron alexis, some say they didn't see it coming. others describe him as being frustrated with his employer and some people say he had a temper. the former navy reservist also had a history of gun violence, including several run-ins with the law. and now authorities want to talk to friends and family who knew him best, to find out what they can. one person who did know him is kevin mcdaniel, a store owner and friend of aaron alexis. he joins us now from ft. worth. kevin,...
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what is the mom saying about the son, aaron alexis and the shooting? because i know you heard her personally. >> yeah, as a matter of fact, we were the pool reporters for this particular interview with the mother. she didn't answer any questions, did not deviate from a prepared statement. she printed it out on a one-page piece of paper. she was subdued, very dignified and she talked about this tragedy. >> our son, aaron alexis, has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his actions have had a profound and everlasting effect on the families of the victims. i don't know why he did what he did and i'll never be able to ask him why. aaron is now in a place where you can no longer do harm to anyone and for that, i am glad. to the families of the victims, i am so so very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. >> now, mrs. alexis would not elaborate on anything in that statement. the only sort of cryptic comment is the fact that her son can no longer harm anyone and for that she's glad. the question being, was there some sort of a temper is
what is the mom saying about the son, aaron alexis and the shooting? because i know you heard her personally. >> yeah, as a matter of fact, we were the pool reporters for this particular interview with the mother. she didn't answer any questions, did not deviate from a prepared statement. she printed it out on a one-page piece of paper. she was subdued, very dignified and she talked about this tragedy. >> our son, aaron alexis, has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his...
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as you know, it's been closed since aaron alexis shot and killed 12 people in building number 197. although that's better news, there is still so many unanswered questions. we now know aaron alexis' mental health was crumbling, his paranoia making his delusional and even more dangerous. yet three days after his murderous rampage, investigators still can't say what turned him into a killer. even his own mother is left with questions. cnn's pamela brown is in washington with more for you. good morning, pamela. >> reporter: good morning to you, carol. that's right. you know, as this investigation continues, still no word on a motive. in fact officials are questioning whether we'll ever have a clear-cut answer of what caused aaron alexis to go on that deadly shooting rampage. as investigators sift through the evidence in the navy yard killings, navy officials say damage inside building 197 is so extensive, it may take weeks to repair and reopen it. one official saying there is blood everywhere. there is damage everywhere. the mother of the gunman apologizing wednesday to the families o
as you know, it's been closed since aaron alexis shot and killed 12 people in building number 197. although that's better news, there is still so many unanswered questions. we now know aaron alexis' mental health was crumbling, his paranoia making his delusional and even more dangerous. yet three days after his murderous rampage, investigators still can't say what turned him into a killer. even his own mother is left with questions. cnn's pamela brown is in washington with more for you. good...
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alexis. you see him clutching his sawed-off shotgun, looking for victims at the navy yard. here he was.
alexis. you see him clutching his sawed-off shotgun, looking for victims at the navy yard. here he was.
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aaron alexis stalking the hall was his shotgun in his hand. >>>
aaron alexis stalking the hall was his shotgun in his hand. >>>
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on monday, 12 people were killed when former navy reservist aaron alexis open ds nier inside the buildsing at navy headquarters. >>> suicide bombers struck a church in pakistan killing 77 people. the blast happened today. >> two attackers struck the church there. choir members, including children attending sunday school, are among the dead. >> nick peyton walsh keeping an eye on them right now. >> i think people are hoping that they ought to get this resolution, really backing up in international law, in many ways. what john kerry agreed, last we can in geneva. we hope we he's not going to get swallowed in the un and all the heads of state compiling in. will it witness the threatings of force if syria doesn't move fast enough? that's a sticking point, really. it seems you're not going to see much budget on either side. many thought they may not have made that timetable. but they have, remarkably. given the utilization for chemical weapons. the group the u.n. are charged of disarmering, giving them a long list of where they have chemical weaponings. >> whatever it can get to ma nufr, they'l
on monday, 12 people were killed when former navy reservist aaron alexis open ds nier inside the buildsing at navy headquarters. >>> suicide bombers struck a church in pakistan killing 77 people. the blast happened today. >> two attackers struck the church there. choir members, including children attending sunday school, are among the dead. >> nick peyton walsh keeping an eye on them right now. >> i think people are hoping that they ought to get this resolution,...
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we have learned aaron alexis's movements were captured on video from the time he parked his car. the fbi now says it took alexis just minutes to assemble his gun inside a bathroom and then he emerged firing. we also know more about his mental state in the weeks leading up to that deadly shooting. there was an incident at an airport where alexis thought a group of people were laughing at him. >> well, he started, you know, getting a little belligerent and start using profanity and going off and he kept reaching towards his midriff, his waist, like he was reaching for something, maybe a weapon, and you know, i just feel like we were so fortunate, fortunate and blessed. >> make it through that. >> contractor that conducted alexis' background check also did one for nsa leaker edwin snowden. still no clear motive for monday's shooting. >>> the pope is shocking the world by saying the church should not be obsessed with controversial issues like abortion, same sex marriage and contraception. in his first major interview, pope francis said he doesn't discuss those issues often, because t
we have learned aaron alexis's movements were captured on video from the time he parked his car. the fbi now says it took alexis just minutes to assemble his gun inside a bathroom and then he emerged firing. we also know more about his mental state in the weeks leading up to that deadly shooting. there was an incident at an airport where alexis thought a group of people were laughing at him. >> well, he started, you know, getting a little belligerent and start using profanity and going...
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yet again we're asking that question why. 12 people murdered when aaron alexis, a navy contractor with a history of mental illness, opened fire at a washington, d.c., naval installation. the latest in a string of mass shootings across this
yet again we're asking that question why. 12 people murdered when aaron alexis, a navy contractor with a history of mental illness, opened fire at a washington, d.c., naval installation. the latest in a string of mass shootings across this
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and you will see 34-year-old shooter aaron alexis clutching his sawed-off shotgun looking for victims. >>> we're going to talk about that video here in just a moment. first, i want to play some sound. fbi held a news conference talking about how the shooter was delusional. >> at this point, i can confirm that there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency or e.l.f. electromagnetic waves. the etching of quote "my e.l.f. weapon" close quote, on the left side of the receiver of the remington 870 shotgun is believed to reference these electromagnetic waves. in addition, a document retrieved from the electronic media stated, quote, ultralow frequency attack is what i've been subject to for the last three months. and to be perfectly honest, that is what has driven me to this. close quote. >> i want to bring in justice reporter evan perez for us in washington. also here in studio, hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks. mike, first to you, as we watch the video. we should point out there was more graph
and you will see 34-year-old shooter aaron alexis clutching his sawed-off shotgun looking for victims. >>> we're going to talk about that video here in just a moment. first, i want to play some sound. fbi held a news conference talking about how the shooter was delusional. >> at this point, i can confirm that there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency or e.l.f. electromagnetic waves. the...
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alexis, walked in. there you see him right there with a sawed off shotgun and they just released this video. let's watch it and get a better sents. you see him walking through the corridors there. going in the door and you see he's got the shotgun right there. this is pretty chilling as we watch what's going on. there you see his car driving in to the washington navy yard. he had security clearances. he had a pass. as he's going in there, our own justice reporter evan perez is watching this, together with all of >>> his mental health is really the focus of the investigation. i think one of the things the fbi is doing, they have behavioral experts in quantico who study shootings like this to try to determine whether there's something they can learn for future events like this. >> and the etchings -- we're showing this to the viewers, some of the still photos of that sawed-off shotgun. there you see, i don't know if you can make out what some of the words were. but i can't read is from where i am right no
alexis, walked in. there you see him right there with a sawed off shotgun and they just released this video. let's watch it and get a better sents. you see him walking through the corridors there. going in the door and you see he's got the shotgun right there. this is pretty chilling as we watch what's going on. there you see his car driving in to the washington navy yard. he had security clearances. he had a pass. as he's going in there, our own justice reporter evan perez is watching this,...
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tylenol®. >>> the family of a woman gunned down by aaron alexis in washington's navy yard last week is upset once again this morning. the brother-in-law of mary francis knight, one of the 12 victims, say he didn't know the fbi was going to release surveillance video showing alexis going through the halls of building 197 during his rampage. i've decided not to show the video again because at this point, it's just gratuitous. it's chilling. this family is not the only group criticizing the fbi's decision to release part of that tape. cnn's crime and justice correspondent joe johns is with us now to discuss this. tell us more, joe. >> carol, it's not surprising that there would be complaints about the release of the video as insensitive to the families. you have that one family member saying he was in total shock after seeing it. a navy official also complained that release of this video was unnecessary and gratuitous. but law enforcement officials from the navy, including the naval criminal investigative service, have been closely involved in all the public disclosure of information up t
tylenol®. >>> the family of a woman gunned down by aaron alexis in washington's navy yard last week is upset once again this morning. the brother-in-law of mary francis knight, one of the 12 victims, say he didn't know the fbi was going to release surveillance video showing alexis going through the halls of building 197 during his rampage. i've decided not to show the video again because at this point, it's just gratuitous. it's chilling. this family is not the only group criticizing...
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. >>> still to come, the fbi taking some heat after releasing video of the navy yard shooter aaron alexis. we'll learn why one family is so upset. [ female announcer ] we lowered her fever. you raise her spirits. we tackled your shoulder pain. you make him rookie of the year. we took care of your cold symptoms. you take him on an adventure. tylenol® has been the number 1 doctor recommended brand of pain reliever for over 20 years. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. the california teachers association. 150 years of making a difference that lasts a lifetime. >>> the family of a woman gunned down by aaron alexis in washington's navy yard last week is upset once again this morning. the brother-in-law of mary francis knight, one of the 12 victims, say he didn't know the fbi was going to release surveillance video showing alexis going through the halls of building 197 during his rampage. i've decided not to show the video again because at this point, it's just gratuitous. it's chilling. this family is not the
. >>> still to come, the fbi taking some heat after releasing video of the navy yard shooter aaron alexis. we'll learn why one family is so upset. [ female announcer ] we lowered her fever. you raise her spirits. we tackled your shoulder pain. you make him rookie of the year. we took care of your cold symptoms. you take him on an adventure. tylenol® has been the number 1 doctor recommended brand of pain reliever for over 20 years. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more....
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on monday, 12 people were killed when former navy reservist aaron alexis opened fire inside a building at the naval facility in d.c. >>> could we be heading towards a government shutdown? well, if there's no budget compromise by october 1st, the answer is yes. and the battle lines are being drawn in the sand over the president's health care law. top democrats and republicans all took to the sunday talk shows today to make their case. >> how far are you willing to push? if the senate does not go along night days, are you still going to insist, no funding for the government unless obama care is defunded? >> we are united around a simple goal, that is keeping the government open while protecting our constituents from the harmful effect of obama care. we'll do everything we can to protect our constituents and we have eight days to do that. my hope is that the senate is going to act in a very positive way. >> i don't think in america, we should throw tantrums when we lose elections and threaten to shut down the government and refuse to pay the bills. the american people had a choice last no
on monday, 12 people were killed when former navy reservist aaron alexis opened fire inside a building at the naval facility in d.c. >>> could we be heading towards a government shutdown? well, if there's no budget compromise by october 1st, the answer is yes. and the battle lines are being drawn in the sand over the president's health care law. top democrats and republicans all took to the sunday talk shows today to make their case. >> how far are you willing to push? if the...
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was aaron alexis. so anthony, bringing you back in as we are now learning for the very first time this dead shooting suspect, 34-year-old aaron alexis, had a military i.d., was a military contractor. what does that tell you? >> in this terrible mass shooting, you have a facility that has multiple entrances and exits. it's a mixed facility and what i mean by mixed facility, there are military personnel, there are military civilian contractors who are permitted access and have special government i.d. badges but there are also visitors, and visitors in bulk allowed on this facility. now, i know that's surprising for one of the oldest naval facilities in the country and one that houses some classified operations. but the naval museum is present there, and so busloads of tourists are actually permitted on. now, they are checked in a cursory fashion, photo i.d.s are checked, they may have to go through further screening, magnetrons and that kind of thing but there are picnic tables within the facility and th
was aaron alexis. so anthony, bringing you back in as we are now learning for the very first time this dead shooting suspect, 34-year-old aaron alexis, had a military i.d., was a military contractor. what does that tell you? >> in this terrible mass shooting, you have a facility that has multiple entrances and exits. it's a mixed facility and what i mean by mixed facility, there are military personnel, there are military civilian contractors who are permitted access and have special...
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. >>> we're lrning new details on the navy yard shooter, aaron alexis. authority are now investigating whether a work place dispute may have sparked monday's shooting display. they told the washington post he work on the fourth floor on building 197 where the shootings began, and those sources began he shot first at coworkers he was having problems with and then his rampage turned random. he killed 12 people before authorities shot and killed him. we have also learned the same company that did a background check on alexis also did a background check on the nsa leaker edward snowden. back in a moment. side-by-side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board -- what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] split atoms? [ flo chuckles ] [ whirring ] hey, how's that atom-splitting thing going? oh! a smarter way to shop around -- now that's progressive. call or click today. [ jen garner ] what skincare brand is so effective... so trusted... so clinically proven dermatologists recommend it twice as much as any other brand? neutrog
. >>> we're lrning new details on the navy yard shooter, aaron alexis. authority are now investigating whether a work place dispute may have sparked monday's shooting display. they told the washington post he work on the fourth floor on building 197 where the shootings began, and those sources began he shot first at coworkers he was having problems with and then his rampage turned random. he killed 12 people before authorities shot and killed him. we have also learned the same company...
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surprise details about aaron alexis, the man responsible for gunning down 12 people at the naval yard in washington a week ago. the navy now says that they had no clue until after the fact that he had an arrest involving a gun in 2004. the reason? the agency involved in security clearances did not let the navy know. how could that happen? barbara starr has the details. >> reporter: carol, how can it happen? how can there be so many misread flags? we've been talking about this for days. navy official briefing reporters that have now looked through the entire record say that is exactly what happened, that they did not know that this 2004 arrest in seattle involved gun violence. all they knew is the folder of material they got for security clearance that said he had been involved in an incident of malicious mischief, deflating a construction worker's tires. no indication that alexis shot out the tires or that he attributed it to an anger-fueled blackout. the navy knew nothing about this. this is all the information they got in the security clearance folder when the office of personnel ma
surprise details about aaron alexis, the man responsible for gunning down 12 people at the naval yard in washington a week ago. the navy now says that they had no clue until after the fact that he had an arrest involving a gun in 2004. the reason? the agency involved in security clearances did not let the navy know. how could that happen? barbara starr has the details. >> reporter: carol, how can it happen? how can there be so many misread flags? we've been talking about this for days....
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investigators found that 34-year-old aaron alexis had etched some phrases into his shotgun. phrases such as, quote, better off this way, and my elf weapon. authorities believe alexis entered the compound with his remington 870 disassembled and surveillance video shows alexis going into the bathroom and then walking out with a shotgun. also new, the fbi revealedads soon as he left the bathroom, he started shooting at random and he went floor to floor to floor. at some point, alexis reached the cubicle of a man by the name of john weaver who hid and later heard his coworker get shot. >> the reason that he did not see me was because he was so intent on shooting her. and i spoke with her this morning, and she told me the reason that was was because she was looking him dead in the eye when he shot her. >> so this is a coworker who was released last night and she's doing okay? >> she's doing very well. i mean, we spoke with each other this morning. and i was just -- just so glad that she was alive and that nothing else happened to her, and that she got out. and then when he shot h
investigators found that 34-year-old aaron alexis had etched some phrases into his shotgun. phrases such as, quote, better off this way, and my elf weapon. authorities believe alexis entered the compound with his remington 870 disassembled and surveillance video shows alexis going into the bathroom and then walking out with a shotgun. also new, the fbi revealedads soon as he left the bathroom, he started shooting at random and he went floor to floor to floor. at some point, alexis reached the...